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Fujisawa Tomochi

ともち

Fujisawa Tomochi

Aliases: すがともこ / 須賀知子 / ともち（旧ペンネームを含む）
Pen Names: Suga Tomoko（Pen name used at debut (used for submissions to shonen magazines)）, Tomochi（Primary pen name used for major works and four-panel manga）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
manga artist, children's author
Active Years
1984-

Awards

Chuden Children's Literature Award
2016
Work: Tou-chan and Me, and the Ghost Grandma
Organization: Chuden Children's Literature Award Committee
Result: 大賞
Chiba Tetsuya Award
1988
Work: Sayonara in the Third Year
Category: 一般部門
Organization: Kodansha
Result: 入選

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sayonara in the Third Year

1988 short story / youth manga

A short piece that won selection in Morning; portrays newlywed life and young adult emotions.

newlywed liferelationshipspersonal growth

I'll Give You Love

1995 4-panel manga / romantic comedy

One of her representative works serialized in Comic Burger, depicting marriage and romantic situations in light four-panel format.

familyromanceeveryday humor

Dad and the Ghost Grandma

2017 children's literature

Award-winning children's book about a father, a child, and a ghostly grandmother; a warm, family-centered story.

familygrowing upmemories

Bibliography

  • Umi-chan is LL Size
  • Full Moon Panic!
  • Himiko: The Mysterious Queen of Yamatai
  • Tokimeki Newlywed Manual (short stories)
  • Sakura Sake (2 vols)
  • Daisuki! (3 vols)
  • I'll Give You Love (9 vols)
  • Re・Ri・Bi (2 vols)
  • Shiawase Ne
  • Ohayo♪
  • Sheacchi!
  • Tou-chan and the Ghost Grandma
  • Two Bowls for Today: The Happiness of Hearing "Delicious"

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, fast-paced four-panel stylewarm, sentimental depictions of parenting and daily life
Recurring Motifs
parenting and family everyday lifenewlywed / marital interactionsinnocence of young children

Legacy

An artist known for four-panel and parenting comics. Active for decades primarily in women's magazines, she gained recognition in children's literature with the 2016 award. Her accessible style has strong support among parenting readers.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (catalog holdings)

Quotes

  • It wasn't that easy.
    Source: The author (recounting her early career)

Trivia

  • Height: 150 cm
  • Blood type: O
  • Born in Yokohama
  • Mother of two
  • There is another, unrelated creator who uses the name "Tomochi" for BL works